13 June 2022 1 Min Read
Emergency services searching for 6-year-old who fell into 'open manhole' while playing
in News by Belinda Pheto
Emergency services officials are busy with a search and rescue mission for a six-year-old who slipped and fell into an open manhole in Soweto.
Image: Twitter: @MichaelSun168
Image: Twitter: @MichaelSun168
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City of Joburg Emergency Services (EMS) are carrying out a search and rescue operation for a six-year-old who is suspected to have fallen into an open manhole in Dlamini, Soweto.
EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said they received a call just after 9.30am on Monday alerting them that a child had fallen into a manhole while playing.
Mulaudzi said their search and rescue unit is on site together with Joburg Water searching for the child.
Environment and infrastructure services MEC Michael Sun said in a tweet he will monitor the situation and ensure all available resources are used to rescue the child.
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